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<p>The Empire of the Sun's relentless ambition to reach Heaven sees the world suffering from divine catastrophe.</p> <p>Molam, auraless and on his second life, has finished his task to steal from the Empire and wants to leave the human realm. But the Oracle withholds entry to his divine home and forces him to accept one last task: to steal wood from the World Tree, available only within the Empire.</p> <p>This new task sends him to the Empire's border where he finds a city teetering on a knife's edge and residents struggling to survive the coming winter. After he joins the Oracle's hand-picked allies, Molam discovers he's the Oracle's last — and uniquely, auraless — piece in a decades-long plan to stop the Empire.</p> <p>Entering the fray comes with lurking enemies, mistrust among allies, and lethal scrutiny from all sides. Continually at risk of having his lack of aura exposed, Molam relies on his wits to navigate powerful individuals with misdirection and a facade of powers. To obtain the group's help and trust, he must balance his new responsibilities against his deeper, more personal goals.</p> <p>When he takes the initiative to upend the city with a rebellion, Molam finds an opportunity to gain everything — the people, the power, his own city — where he can affect real change. And if he walks away from it... perhaps he can go home.</p>
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